Meanings
nounthermosensitivity (countable and uncountable, plural thermosensitivities)
plural thermosensitivities
- countableuncountableThe state or condition of being thermosensitive.
- countableuncountableThe extent to which something is thermosensitive.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
- Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
- Englishthermo-
- Englishsensitivity
- Englishthermosensitivity
From thermo- + sensitivity.
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thermosensitivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermosensitivity
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